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James Renwick Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 52-1254105 Website

The James Renwick Alliance is an independent national non-profit organization that celebrates the achievements of Americas craft artists and fosters scholarship, eduction, connnoisseurship and public appreciation of craft art founded in 1982.

James Renwick Alliance at a glance

In short: James Renwick Alliance reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$6,178 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-92.6% vs 2024
Total assets
$320,884
-29.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$552,392
+49.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,157
-13.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$548,976
+33.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who James Renwick Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Washington

How James Renwick Alliance gives

  • Giving fell 57% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $200K (2022). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC—$21,425
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$320,884$552,392$548,976$6,178Total only$10,157
2024$457,569$368,777$411,752$82,941Total only$11,749
2023$418,992$483,424$474,538$21,4251$8,729
2022$414,013$562,602$515,818$200,467Total only$870
2021$442,010$370,314$326,962$16,5751$1
2020$346,201$256,424$309,593$50,0001$1,903
2019$349,056$323,587$340,225$60,0002$571

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About James Renwick Alliance

Based on IRS filings

James Renwick Alliance is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $321K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

James Renwick Alliance's 2025 filing lists 24 officers; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Diane Charnov

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • JG Harrington

    Director

    Treasurer → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynda Slayen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reba Immergut

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Swanson

    Director

    Planning & Nominating → Planning & Nominating Chair, 2024

    Planning & Nominating Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Kipp

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Doyle

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Rifkin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Berger

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Fogelson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Radhika Raju

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Sanders

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Ana Maria Castro

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Green

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Holland

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Muller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Petrovich-Cheney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Lydia Christina Waddler

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Ruby Lopez Harper

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Sklaver

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Phillips

    President Elect

    Director → Officer, 2024

    Officer → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Wolanin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Urow

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Tate

    Vice President of Programming

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Rebecca Ravenal (2019–2025) — President · Filing note: Thru June 2019
  • Former: Anne Mehringer (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Buchanan (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sandy Mitchell (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andrea Uravitch (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ann Miller (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Furlong (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mallory Lawson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marilyn Falik (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Judy Weisman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jaimianne Jacobin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nedra Agnew (2020) — Director
  • Former: Cass Johnson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Geraldine Ostrove (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julianna Mahley (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Leslie Lane (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michael Janis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Michele A. Manatt (2019) — President
  • Former: Nichole O'Neill (2019) — Director
  • Former: Renita Johnson (2019) — Director · Filing note: Thru June 2019
  • Former: Shirley Jacobs (2019) — Director
  • Former: Toni Alaimo (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about James Renwick Alliance

How much does James Renwick Alliance give each year?

James Renwick Alliance reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $83K in grants paid.

How large is James Renwick Alliance?

James Renwick Alliance reported $321K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $552K.

What is James Renwick Alliance?

James Renwick Alliance is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Washington, DC. It holds $321K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does James Renwick Alliance operate?

James Renwick Alliance has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is James Renwick Alliance's EIN?

James Renwick Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1254105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 1, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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